The Guaranteed Maximum Price Amendment shall set forth the agreed upon Guaranteed Maximum Price with the
information and assumptions upon which it is based.
§ 2.2.7 The Construction Manager shall not incur any cost to be reimbursed as part of the Cost of the Work prior to
the commencement of the Construction Phase, unless the Owner provides prior written authorization for such costs.
§ 2.2.8 The Owner shall authorize the Architect to provide the revisions to the Drawings and Specifications to
incorporate the agreed upon assumptions and clarifications contained in the Guaranteed Maximum Price
Amendment. The Owner shall promptly furnish those revised Drawings and Specifications to the Construction
Manager as they are revised. The Construction Manager shal! notify the Owner and Architect of any inconsistencies
between the Guaranteed Maximum Price Amendment and the revised Drawings and Specifications.
§ 2.2.9 The Construction Manager shall include in the Guaranteed Maximum Price all sales, consumer, use and
similar taxes for the Work provided by the Construction Manager that are legally enacted, whether or not yet
effective, at the time the Guaranteed Maximum Price Amendment is executed.
§ 2.3 Construction Phase
§ 2.3.1 General
§ 2.3.1.1 For purposes of Section 8.1.2 of A201-2007, the date of commencement of the Work shal] mean the date of
commencement of the Construction Phase.
§ 2.3.1.2 The Construction Phase shall commence upon the Owner’s acceptance of the Construction Manager’s
Guaranteed Maximum Price proposal or the Owner’s issuance of a Notice to Proceed, whichever occurs earlier.
§ 2.3.2 Administration
§ 2.3.2.1 Those portions of the Work that the Construction Manager does not customarily perform with the
Construction Manager’s own personnel shall be performed under subcontracts or by other appropriate agreements
with the Construction Manager. The Owner may designate specific persons from whom, or entities from which, the
Construction Manager shall obtain bids. The Construction Manager shall obtain bids from Subcontractors and from
suppliers of materials or equipment fabricated especially for the Work and shall deliver such bids to the Architect.
The Owner shal! then determine, with the advice of the Construction Manager and the Architect, which bids will be
accepted, The Construction Manager shall not be required to contract with anyone to whom the Construction
Manager has reasonable objection.
§ 2.3.2.2 If the Guaranteed Maximum Price has been established and when a specific bidder (1) is recommended to
the Owner by the Construction Manager, (2) is qualified to perform that portion of the Work, and (3) has submitted
a bid that conforms to the requirements of the Contract Documents without reservations or exceptions, but the
Owner requires that another bid be accepted, then the Construction Manager may require that a Change Order be
issued to adjust the Contract Time and the Guaranteed Maximum Price by the difference between the bid of the
person or entity recommended to the Owner by the Construction Manager and the amount and time requirement of
the subcontract or other agreement actually signed with the person or entity designated by the Owner.
§ 2.3.2.3 Subcontracts or other agreements shall conform to the applicable payment provisions of this Agreement,
and shall not be awarded on the basis of cost plus a fee without the prior consent of the Owner. If the Subcontract is
awarded on a cost plus a fee basis, the Construction Manager shall provide in the Subcontract for the Owner to
receive the same audit nghts with regard to the Subcontractor as the Owner receives with regard to the Construction
Manager in Section 6.11 below.
§ 2.3.2.4 [f the Construction Manager recommends a specific bidder that may be considered a “related party”
according to Section 6.10, then the Construction Manager shall promptly notify the Owner in writing of such
relationship and notify the Owner of the specific nature of the contemplated transaction, according to Section 6.10.2.
§ 2.3.2.5 The Construction Manager shall schedule and conduct meetings to discuss such matters as procedures,
progress, coordination, scheduling, and status of the Work. The Construction Manager shall prepare and promptly
distribute minutes to the Owner and Architect.
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